Gerrymandering/Redistricting

Modernizing the legislative process with longer legislative sessions, salaries for currently unpaid legislators, and permanent district staff for individual legislators is the top priority for Common Cause during the upcoming session.

Mason Graham, policy director of Common Cause New Mexico, applauded today’s New Mexico Supreme Court decision to uphold the 2nd Congressional District Map drawn up by the legislature in 2022, with substantial guidance from the NM Citizen Redistricting Committee, community members and tribes.

The best solution to prevent partisan gerrymandering is a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission.

Here's where our priority legislation stands as we move into the second half of the session.

The time to modernize our legislature is now.